Allahabad High Court Rejects Advocate's Plea Challenging LoP Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Election From Raebareli

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed an advocate's petition seeking a writ of quo warranto against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi pertaining to his Lok Sabha election from Raebareli constituency. The petitioner in person Ashok Pandey claimed that due to Gandhi's conviction in the criminal defamation case over the "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark, he was disqualified from being chosen as a Member of Parliament. Rejecting this contention, a Division Bench of Justice...

Litigants Can File Contempt Pleas Against Bar Association Office Bearers If Continuous Strikes Delay Revenue Cases : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has issued general directions mandating that office bearers of Bar Associations will be held liable for contempt of court in case the proceedings under the UP-Revenue Code 2006 could not be concluded within the prescribed time limits due to continuous strikes. Stressing that the issue of strikes is affecting the public at large, specifically "poor litigants (farmers)", a Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal said that parties can file...

Lower Conversion Factor Applicable For Timber Imports Before 11.5.2012: Kerala High Court Allows Refund Of Additional Customs Duty

The Kerala High Court has held that a lower conversion factor is applicable for timber imports made before 11.05.2012. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. examined the issue regarding the refund of additional customs duty paid for the import of timber from Myanmar and other foreign countries. The centre of controversy was the conversion factor to be applied for converting the Hoppus Ton,...

Kerala Building Tax Act | Increased Plinth Area Due To Additional Construction Justifies Building Tax Reassessment: High Court

The Kerala High Court held that once the plinth area of a building increases due to additional construction, a fresh building tax assessment must be carried out under the Kerala Building Tax Act. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A., after examining the documents produced by the assessee, stated that the assessee had carried out additional constructions after the initial construction, which...

Bombay High Court Bars Chemco Plast From Using “CHEMCO” As Trademark, Allows Use As Domain Name

The Bombay High Court has partly granted an interim injunction in favour of Chemco Plastic Industries Pvt. Ltd, restraining rival plastic manufacturer Chemco Plast from using the marks “CHEMCO” or “CHEMCO PLAST” as trademarks. However, the Court declined to stop the firm from using “Chemco” as its trade name or domain name, citing its long and concurrent use.A single bench of...

'Revenge Is A Powerful Instinct': Delhi High Court Cites S.8 Evidence Act To Uphold Conviction Of Sentry For Killing Colleague

While upholding the conviction of a sentry for vengeful murder of his colleague, the Delhi High Court observed that revenge is a powerful, instinctual and momentarily rewarding emotional response that rarely translates into genuine, lasting peace or well-being. Cautioning the citizens against giving into such emotions, a division bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Vimal Kumar Yadav further observed,“While revenge can provide a temporary rush of satisfaction by resorting to a perceived...

'High Courts Do Not Substitute Statutory Tribunals', Calcutta High Court Refuses To Halt Guarantors' Insolvency Proceedings

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday held that it cannot interfere with personal insolvency proceedings initiated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, holding that such proceedings must take their course before the National Company Law Tribunal. A single bench of Justice Krishna Rao said the High Court could not halt a proceeding that falls within the jurisdiction of the...

Delhi High Court Cautions GST Dept Against Errors In Mentioning Financial Years, Due Dates In SCNs & Orders

The Delhi High Court has asked the GST Department to exercise caution when mentioning financial year, other relevant dates in the show cause notices and orders issued by it to a taxpayer.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar sounded the note of caution after coming across a case where the authority inadvertently mentioned the due date for filing reply to the show...

Allow Lighting Of Lamp In Thiruparankundram Hills Today Itself: Madras High Court Directs State, Quashes Prohibitory Order

The Madras High Court has quashed the prohibitory order issued by the Madurai District Collector under Section 144 CrPC(Section 163 BNSS) in the Thiruparakundram region, following the clashes that broke out while implementing a court order passed yesterday, allowing devotees to go to the temple and light lamps at the stone pillar.Justice GR Swaminathan quashed the order, observing that the same was promulgated only to circumvent the implementation of the court order. The court also directed the...

No 'Perversity': Kerala High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Dissolving 'Zephyr' Coaching Institute

The Kerala High Court on 28th November, 2025 dismissed an appeal sought to challenge an arbitral award that dissolved a coaching partnership firm, ruling that courts can neither re-examine expert valuations nor can the parties introduce fresh evidence at the appellate stage under section 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. A Division Bench of Chief Justice...

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Facilitate Actor Celina Jaitly's Contact With Her Brother Detained In UAE

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (December 4) asked the Ministry of External Affairs to help facilitate contact between actor Celina Jaitly with her brother, a retired Indian Army officer, who was arrested and detained in UAE. The court was hearing a plea by Jaitly seeking effective legal representation for her brother. After hearing the matter for some time Justice Sachin Datta orally said:"I have issued these two directions. Number 1 the consulate officer will inform the...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹29.23 Crore Encashment Of Vedanta's Performance Bank Guarantee For Missing CMDPA Milestones

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a Writ Petition, upholding the Government's order to deduct Rs. 29,23,55,117.68 from Vedanta Limited's Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) for non-compliance of the Milestone period prescribed under the Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement. Justice Amit Sharma on 2nd December, 2025 rejected the Writ Petition of Vedanta Limited,...